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Moscow is reportedly pulling some military forces out of Ukraine amid Kyiv’s surprise incursion into Russia, the biggest foreign military offensive on Russian soil since World War II.U.S. officials confirmed the withdrawal to The Wall Street Journal, though it’s not clear how many Russian troops were involved. Ukraine has also sent tanks and armored vehicles to support its own troops who stormed across the border last week into Russia’s Kursk region.Putin ordered his military to quickly expel the Ukrainian forces who crossed into Russian territory on August 6, but Kyiv claims its troops are continuing to make advances. Ukraine’s fighters...

Putin Forced to Pull Troops From Ukraine After Getting Caught Out

Business Insider

The White House offered an "easy solution" to Russia after Putin complained of Ukraine's invasion of its Kursk region.

The White House offered Putin a way to stop the Kursk invasion: 'Get the hell out of Ukraine'

The Independent

 Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a warning to Russia as Ukraine continues its advance into the Russian border region of Kursk.Addressing the nation on Tuesday (13 August), President Zelensky revealed new discussions and legislative initiatives are being prepared for the month, which he says will “undoubtedly strengthen our state, our defense, and our society.”The Ukrainian president said: “The more the Russian military presence in the border area is destroyed, the closer peace and real security will be for our country.“The Russian state must be held accountable for what it has done.”

Zelensky issues warning to Russia as Ukraine forces continue advance into Kursk

Business Times

Russia's military has reportedly deployed a thermobaric bomb, also known as a vacuum bomb, in retaliation for Ukraine's unprecedented incursion into the Kursk region, escalating the conflict between the two nations.

Russia Deploys Devastating Thermobaric Bomb in Response to Ukrainian Incursion into Kursk

Retired Col. Cedric Leighton joins CNN’s Brianna Keilar to discuss Ukrainian troops that are now in control of dozens of Russian villages and large swathes of land a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion.

Hear why retired colonel says this Ukraine incursion is ‘taking its toll on Putin’

Straight Arrow News SANcom

What was thought to be a small cross-border raid by Ukraine into Russia is now the deepest incursion made by either side since the war began.

Ukraine troops enter Russia, taking territory and prisoners

NBC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Ukraine army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.

Putin says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive

Becky Anderson speaks with the former Prime Minister of Sweden and Co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Carl Bildt, about what the Ukrainian incursion into Russia means for the war and for further Ukrainian aid.

Former Swedish Prime Minister says Kursk invasion has changed entire political picture

The Guardian

Video circulated by Russian military bloggers shows destroyed vehicles on the E38 east-west highway

Ukraine ambushes Russian convoy in Kursk as Kremlin declares emergency

MOSCOW (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to "dislodge" Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said over 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting. Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia's western Kursk region last Tuesday, capturing over two dozen...

Putin orders army to ‘dislodge’ Ukraine as over 120,000 flee border

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J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

 Russia’s Belgorod border region declared an emergency Wednesday under heavy shelling by Ukrainian forces that are pressing a major cross-border incursion into the adjacent Kursk region for a second week.Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov described the situation there as “extremely difficult and tense” as the attacks destroyed homes and caused civilian casualties, unnerving local people.Children in particular are being moved to safety, he said on his Telegram channel, adding that about 5,000 children are in camps in safe areas. He said the previous day that around 11,000 people had fled their homes, with about 1,000 staying in temporary accommodation centers.The...

A second Russian border region declares an emergency as Ukrainian forces press their incursion

Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia criticized Western allies of Ukraine at the United Nations on Tuesday for not condemning Kyiv's incursion into the Russian region of Kursk, accusing Ukrainian forces of killing civilians and questioning the goals of the cross-border assault.

Russia calls out Ukraine allies at UN for silence on Kursk assault

The Conversation UK

The Ukrainian advance into Russia’s Kursk oblast took almost everyone by surprise. Perhaps not the Russians stationed on the border, who reportedly tried to warn of a Ukrainian troop buildup, but the rest of us who watch the conflict closely did not think the Ukrainian army – under increasingly severe pressure in Donetsk oblast further south – had the spare manpower and kit to launch this operation.

Ukraine war: Kursk offensive has taken the war into Russia and put Putin on the back foot – for now

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine carried out its largest long-range drone strike of the war on four Russian military airfields overnight, a Kyiv security source said, an attack hailed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as "timely" and "accurate".

Ukraine targets four Russian airbases in major drone attack, Kyiv source says

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida pushed through Japan's biggest wage increases in decades, but it was not enough to make up for the impact the battered yen has had - or keep him in his job as prime minister. Kishida on Wednesday succumbed to months of woeful public support numbers...

Analysis-Japan's Kishida Championed 'New Capitalism' but Was Undone by Yen

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Ukraine's military incursion into Russia has "created a real dilemma" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, adding that U.S. officials are in constant touch with the Ukrainians about the move. About 1,000 Ukrainian troops rammed through the Russian border in the...

Biden Calls Ukraine Incursion 'A Real Dilemma for Putin'

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. -A Middlesex County man, Kenneth Strickland, 57Kenneth Strickland, 57, from New Brunswick, has been convicted of his involvement in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that Strickland was found guilty on July 29, 2024, of all six counts in a superseding indictment.

NJ Man Convicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl & Heroin Trafficking

While much is still unknown, Ukraine appears to have had the element of surprise in its recent incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

It looks like Russia was massively unprepared for Ukraine's attack on its territory

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Kyiv Says It Creates 'Buffer Zone' in Kursk Region, Plans Evacuation Corridors

(Reuters) - Senior Kyiv officials said on Wednesday Ukraine was creating a \"buffer zone\" in Russia's Kursk region and plans to organise humanitarian assistance and evacuation...

(Reuters) - Senior Kyiv officials said on Wednesday Ukraine was creating a "buffer zone" in Russia's Kursk region and plans to organise humanitarian assistance and evacuation...

Kyiv Says It Creates 'Buffer Zone' in Kursk Region, Plans Evacuation Corridors

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